Royal Highlands is located south of Leesburg, Florida, near where US 27 and the Florida Turnpike intersect. Royal Highlands is a stable, gated, 55+ active adult community with fewer than 5% of the homes on the market when we visited in February 2012. Built over a 10-year period beginning in 1996, it is a modern […]

Many folks think of Florida as sun, sand, and surf, with glamorous pricey oceanfront living, marinas filled with million-dollar yachts, and miles of sandy beaches. But a few miles inland, this opulent lifestyle is replaced with outdoor recreation of all sorts, including golf, fishing, and boating on thousands of lakes. Homes are less expensive here, […]

Our first stop on our Lake County tour was the Legacy of Leesburg, a gated, nature-themed active adult 55+ community located just south of the town of Leesburg. Although this is a resort quality community with a full complement of amenities, nature truly rules here. Across highway 27 from the entrance to Legacy is Palatlakaha […]

We visited Highland Lakes in Palm Hardor, Florida June 2009, and looked at two units in the Villas on the Greens neighborhood. This is truly a great value for golfing enthusiasts. These 2BR 2BA villas had identical floor plans and were listed at $135.5K and $112K. Each had a 1 car garage and optional storage […]

We visited Sun City Center June 3, 2009. The staff at the Visitor Center was very helpful and gave us a quick tour of the colossal clubhouse for this community of over 11,000 residents. There are nearly 200 clubs representing a multitude of interests, plus recreational facilities of all types. There are probably more things […]

We visited Kings Point June 3, 2009 as we were leaving the Sun City area. This is a gated community, and in fact, security is such that we didn’t get to see much of the community; we were directed to the on-site sales office where Walt Towner answered our questions and provided plenty of information […]

It would be impossible to conduct a comprehensive tour of condos in the Tampa Bay area, or most of Florida, for that matter. There are thousands of communities, each with anywhere from one to hundreds of buildings. Since condos are generally sold by off-site independent realtors, it is not easy to look at individual units. […]